Monday, July 16, 2018

Viswaroopa Panchamuga Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Thiruvallur – The Temple

Viswaroopa Panchamuga Anjaneya Swamy Temple,
Thiruvallur – The Temple

This
temple is very small and it has only one idol - the 40 feet monolithic idol of
Hanuman. There are a lot of temples where you can find big idols of Lord
Hanuman. However, the uniqueness of the temple is that the idol of the temple
has five faces. A lot of Hindu Gods and Goddesses have more than one face. The
uniqueness of Lord Hanuman is that each face represents different deity. The
five faces of Hanuman represent Hanuman, Hayagriva, Narasimha, Garuda and
Varaha.

The face
towards the East is Anjaneya Swamy Mukha which removes all blemishes
of sin and confers purity of mind. The South facing mukha of Narasimha removes
fear of enemies and confers victory. The West facing mukha of Garuda drives
away evil spells, black magic influences and removes all poisonous effects
in one's body. The North facing mukha of Lakshmi Varaha wards off the
troubles caused by bad influences of the planets and confers all prosperity
– Ashta Aishwarya.

The face
looking upwards of Hayagriva confers knowledge, victory, progeny and mukthi.
The massive idol will be installed as per the Mantra Sastra and not under the
Agama Sastra. The temple also enshrines the Utsava (procession/metal) idol of
Panchamukha Hanuman.